Population, age 18, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, age 18, total was 51,145 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 18, total in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 51,145 for population, age 18, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Lesotho peaked at 51,145 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34,470, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,926 | 34,470 | 44,354 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,303 | 45,528 | 49,401 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,214 | 49,472 | 51,145 | 5 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 18, total in Lesotho?
- Population, age 18, total in Lesotho was 51,145 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 51,145 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,470 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, age 18, total?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.